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Thread: Joseph Weldon Smith - Nevada Death Row

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    Joseph Weldon Smith - Nevada Death Row




    Summary of Offense:

    Sentenced to death in April 1996 for the strangulation and hammer slaying of his two stepdaughters, Wendy J. Cox, 20, and Kristy Cox, 12, in their Green Valley home in October 1990. Smith was originally convicted of killing his two stepdaughters and his wife Judith Smith, 47. He was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of his wife and given the death penalty for the murders of his two stepdaughters. The Supreme Court ordered Smith's sentence for the murder of Kristy Cox be reduced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. But the death penalty still stands for the murder of Wendy Cox.

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    On March 13, 2007, Smith filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/nev...7cv00318/53374

    On March 13, 2014, Smith's habeas petition was DENIED.

    http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal...0318/53374/175

    On April 15, 2014, Smith filed an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cir...s/ca9/14-99003

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    7 years to get through federal court? Yikes!

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    On July 11, 2019, oral argument will be heard in Smith's appeal before the Ninth Circuit.

    https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calenda...8-12&year=2019

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    Smith's panel will be made up of Senior Judge N.R. Smith (G.W. Bush), Judge Murguia (Obama) and Judge Christen (Obama).

    https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calenda...8-12&year=2019

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    Death sentence affirmed by the 9th Circuit.

    https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datasto...1/14-99003.pdf

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    Distributed for conference June 25, 2020.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/19-8090.html
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    Thank you for the adventure - Axol

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    Joseph Weldon Smith v Renee Baker

    In today's opinions, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the district court's DENIAL of Smith's IAC claim.
    An uninformed opponent is a dangerous opponent.

    "Y'all be makin shit up" ~ Markeith Loyd

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    En banc rehearing denied December 21, 2020.

    Final petition for writ of certiorari filed May 19, 2021.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search....c\20-8101.html
    Thank you for the adventure - Axol

    Tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it doesn’t even matter - Linkin Park

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